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Cameron's Birth Announcement

I did a newborn shoot and designed a card to go out for his Birth Announcements.It has been about 6 weeks so all of his announcements have made it to friends and family and I am not going to spoil any surprises by posting now. He is such a cutie!!Oh, the baby smell.....

Here is Cameron, he was 6 days old.The Front

It was designed to be a 5x7 card. This way the back was a large 5x7 photo that filled the card. Perfect for family to frame.The Back

Of course with him as my model, how could they go wrong.I am busy booking shoots and working on designing some Christmas Cards.Hope you have a Happy Thursday!

BTW... we are almost at 400 subscribers. Must be Freebie time? =)~kimi~

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What a cute little guy. Nothing like the smell of a baby. I get to go help my daughter in October with her new son when he is born. There is nothing like the smell of a new baby. Love your work. You are a spectacular photographer. Thanks for sharing.

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